Gagik II of Armenia

Gagik II of Armenia (1025-2 March 1076) was the final king of Bagratid Armenia, succeeding Ashot IV of Armenia. He reigned from 1042 to 1045, when the Byzantine Empire took over.

Biography
Gagik was born in 1025, and was the son of Ashot IV of Armenia, a Miaphysite Christian Armenian of the House of Bagrationi. Gagik succeeded his father as king of Bagratid Armenia in 1042, but during his reign, both the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Empire fought over influence in Armenia. In 1045, the Byzantine Empire invaded Armenia and made it one of its provinces, and Gagik was deposed. Soon after, the Seljuks conquered Armenia during the rule of Alp Arslan, and Gagik died in 1076. Ironically, his sister Princess Mara of Armenia married a Muslim, Marzoban Shawur of Erivan.